ENG:The Republican Party, also commonly called the GOP (for "Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. There have been 18 Republican presidents, the first being Abraham Lincoln, serving from 1861-1865, and the most recent being George W. Bush, serving from 2001-2009.
Currently the party's platform is generally based upon American conservatism, in contrast to the Democratic Party, who endorse more liberal policies. American conservatism of the Republican Party is not wholly based upon rejection of the political ideology of liberalism, as many principles of American conservatism are ...

The goal of Americans For Prosperity, Americans For Tax Reform and other conservative groups is to defund the left. This isn’t some liberal left leaning opinion. This is a fact put out by the conservatives themselves.Grover Norquist, who is the unelected head of the Republican Party and the head of Americans For Tax Reform (No Tax Pledge) said, “We will hunt [these liberal groups] down one by one and extinguish their funding sources.” This brings me to my point regarding the recent attacks on teachers, firefighter and police officers. Unions have long been the funding source ...

Although a minority of Republicans approve of President Barack Obama's job performance, some remain optimistic about the country's direction. Here are opinions from five Republicans who voted for Sen. John McCain in the presidential election but still believe the country is headed in the right direction, even under Obama's watch:___William Bialozor, 46, of Walla Walla, Wash., teaches Junior ROTC at a high school.—Why do you think the country is headed in the right direction?"I think based on the last election we've got more of an openness of the two country's parties working together out ...

Whenever a president gives a major address, like the one Barack Obama delivered to Congress this week, the opposition party delivers a rejoinder. Which American citizens always ignore. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s speech was, therefore, a kind of triumph. So bad, people actually paid attention!
We will pass over Jindal’s delivery, which sounded a little like a junior high schooler’s entry into the Chamber of Commerce “I Speak for Fiscal Restraint” contest. The content was the thing: a message to the nation that the Republicans were not going to have anything ...

The Begich BetrayalThe Last Frontier’s Obama Yes Man Is A Thorn In The Side Of Alaska BEGICH CLAIMS HE’S A THORN IN OBAMA’S SIDE, DESPITE NEAR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR HIS AGENDA Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK): “I’ll Be A Thorn In His [Posterior]. There’s Times When I’m A Total Thorn, You Know, And He Doesn’t Appreciate It.” “When [...]The post The Begich Betrayal appeared first on GOP.

CBS/NYT Poll: Widespread Disappointment And Disapproval Of Obama’s PresidencyAccording To A New York Times/CBS Poll, Most Americans Are Disappointed In Obama’s Presidency. “Most Americans (57 percent) are disappointed in Mr. Obama’s presidency, including a third who are very disappointed. Much of this discontent comes from Republicans and independents, but a quarter of Democrats express at least some disappointment.” (Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, [...]The post CBS/NYT Poll: Widespread Disappointment And Disapproval Of Obama’s Presidency appeared first on GOP.

ICYMI: Press Conference Call with RNC Chairman Priebus and LA GOP Chairman Roger VillereExcerpts from remarks as prepared for delivery: RNC Chairman Priebus: Mary Landrieu has been on the ropes all year for voting against the wishes of her constituents by being a loyal rubber stamp for President Obama. And while it’s bad enough to vote against your constituents in Washington, it is even worse to [...]The post ICYMI: Press Conference Call with RNC Chairman Priebus and LA GOP Chairman Roger Villere appeared first on GOP.

RNC Statement on Constitution DayToday we celebrate Constitution Day. On this day in 1787, 39 patriots signed the U.S. Constitution, a document that not only organized our government but also changed the world. It’s still the law of the land, no matter how often President Obama tries to ignore it or how many ways Democrats try to rewrite it. [...]The post RNC Statement on Constitution Day appeared first on GOP.